Senior System Software Engineer, Halos Core and Robotics Platform

Nvidia

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Work type: On-site
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Salary: $184,000–$287,500 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 69 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Nvidia is a leading designer of graphics processing units (GPUs) and system-on-chip units, powering gaming, professional visualization, data centers, and artificial intelligence workloads. Industry: Semiconductors & AI Computing

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TL;DR · Senior System Software Engineer, Halos Core and Robotics Platform

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The Senior System Software Engineer joins the team building NVIDIA Halos, a full-stack safety platform for physical AI including autonomous vehicles and industrial robots. You will architect, design, develop, and debug system software for Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor-based environments. Key responsibilities include developing BSP and I/O Virtualization solutions, boot, driver, and diagnostics software for mixed-criticality systems on NVIDIA SoCs. You will ensure safety and security compliance with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards using Formal Methods. Required skills include strong C and Ada/SPARK programming, ARM architecture knowledge, and experience with Real Time OS. You will also utilize GenAI-assisted engineering tools for debugging and workflow automation to optimize next-generation edge AI platforms running complex real-time AI workloads.

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Skills

C Ada SPARK RTOS Linux QNX ARM Virtualization Formal Methods TLA+ ISO 26262 ISO 21434 BSP I/O Virtualization GenAI System Software Embedded Systems

What you'll do

Architect, design, develop, and debug system software for NVIDIA Halos OS across QNX, Linux, and hypervisor environments.
Design and develop BSP, I/O Virtualization, boot, driver, and diagnostics software for mixed-criticality systems.
Develop safe and secure software aligned with ISO 26262 and ISO 21434 standards using Formal Methods.
Bring up and optimize next-generation NVIDIA platforms in coordination with ASIC, firmware, and safety teams.
Utilize GenAI and AI-assisted engineering tools to automate debugging, testing, code review, and requirements analysis.
Design debugging, tracing, logging, and performance-analysis solutions to improve the developer experience.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's/Master's degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science.
8+ years of experience in System Software architecture and real-time embedded systems development.
Strong understanding of computer architecture and operating system fundamentals.
Strong C and/or Ada/SPARK programming and debugging skills.
Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools for coding, debugging, testing, or workflow automation.
Hands-on experience with debugging tools, performance analysis, and system analyzer tools.
In-depth knowledge of embedded systems and RTOS like QNX and RT Linux (preferred).
Good understanding of ARM architecture and low-level software development for ARM v8 based SOCs (preferred).

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